R.NT.05.02 analyze the structure, elements, style, and purpose of narrative genre including historical fiction, tall tales, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery.
METS-S/NETS-T
NETS-S 1. Creativity and Innovation
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
Essential Questions:
What students need to know?
What does it mean to analyze a text?
How do you analyze a text?
What elements do you look for while analyzing a text?
Objectives:
Students will learn how to properly analyze literature through reading preselected books by the teacher and answering a series of questions pertaining to their selected book. Students will organize their findings into a prezi by chosing a preselected template or creating their own.
Tools and Resources:
Computer
Internet
Prezi.com
Prezi Jing
Rationale:
Students will need to learn how to analyze all different types of literature and text to become more efficient readers.
Sequence of Activities:
Anticipatory Questions/Activity:
Pass out a worksheet to the class with questions to their assignment.
Have books of different fairy tales laid out on student’s desks.
Direct them to choose a story book.
questions.
1. Write a short summary of the story you read.
2. Define stereotype in your own words.
3. Identify and describe the stereotypes that are found in the Fairy Tale you read.
a. Female characters
b. Male characters
c. Others
4. Describe for the reader what the stereotypes you've mentioned above tell us about :
a) the role of women at the time the story was written
b) the family values at the time the story was written
c) the rights of children at the time the story was written
d) others
Body of Lesson Plan: Segment #1
(Artifact: link to real world, website, book, picture, etc.)
These are some books that students will use to complete their Literary analysis.
Lists of books:
Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
Goldlilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett
Beauty and the Beast by Marianna Mayer and Mercer Mayer
Jack and the Beanstalk by Steven Kellogg
The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen and Lisbeth Zwerger
Rumpelstiltskin by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, and Paul O. Zelinsky
Thumbelina by Brian Pinkney
Segment #2
(Factual information/Vocab
Includes sample feedback loop)
Teacher Question: When reading a text what are something’s you think you automatically analyze?
Student Response: characters, plot, motives.
Teacher Question: Why do you analyze a text?
Student Response: to get a greater understanding and more in-depth look at the text.
Teacher Question: How does analyzing text help us?
Student Response: it helps us become better and more critical readers.
Students who find it easy to analyze their fairy tales can choose a more difficult reading, with harder plots, characters and themes. Or create a short story and allow other students to analyze their short story.
Segment #4
(Detailed directions on how to complete activity)
Begin with anticipatory set.
Pass out pre-question worksheets
Have students choose a book from the pre-selected book selection
Have students answer all questions listed in the anticipatory section in their literary journals.
Allow 20-30 minutes for this activity.
After have a class discussion or literary circle discussion about their books
Have each student discuss some of their findings with the class.
What did you learn about the male and female characters in your book? What elements of the story appealed to you or didn’t appeal to you? What was the theme of your book, and what evidence can you produce to support it?
Next explain the prezi assignment to the class.
You will create a prezi to illustrate your findings to the class. You must analyze the theme, main characters, and plot. For example if your theme is “good things come to those who wait” you must support that theme with evidence you find within in the text. All goes the same for characters, and plot.
Prezi should include
Analysis of theme, main characters, plot, and setting
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
- Pass out a worksheet to the class with questions to their assignment.
- Have books of different fairy tales laid out on student’s desks.
- Direct them to choose a story book.
questions.1. Write a short summary of the story you read.
2. Define stereotype in your own words.
3. Identify and describe the stereotypes that are found in the Fairy Tale you read.
a. Female characters
b. Male characters
c. Others
4. Describe for the reader what the stereotypes you've mentioned above tell us about :
a) the role of women at the time the story was written
b) the family values at the time the story was written
c) the rights of children at the time the story was written
d) others
Segment #1
(Artifact: link to real world, website, book, picture, etc.)
Lists of books:
Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
Goldlilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett
Beauty and the Beast by Marianna Mayer and Mercer Mayer
Jack and the Beanstalk by Steven Kellogg
The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen and Lisbeth Zwerger
Rumpelstiltskin by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, and Paul O. Zelinsky
Thumbelina by Brian Pinkney
(Factual information/Vocab
Includes sample feedback loop)
Student Response: characters, plot, motives.
Teacher Question: Why do you analyze a text?
Student Response: to get a greater understanding and more in-depth look at the text.
Teacher Question: How does analyzing text help us?
Student Response: it helps us become better and more critical readers.
(Includes multiple intelligence strategy:
Hands-on, small groups, reteaching strategy)
(Detailed directions on how to complete activity)
- After have a class discussion or literary circle discussion about their books
- Have each student discuss some of their findings with the class.
What did you learn about the male and female characters in your book? What elements of the story appealed to you or didn’t appeal to you? What was the theme of your book, and what evidence can you produce to support it?- Next explain the prezi assignment to the class.
You will create a prezi to illustrate your findings to the class. You must analyze the theme, main characters, and plot. For example if your theme is “good things come to those who wait” you must support that theme with evidence you find within in the text. All goes the same for characters, and plot.